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"My concern is this: Yes, we can give wages a shock but in the process, are we also able to give productivity  an equal shock." The speaker happens to the worst example of the productivity malaise in Singapore.  After relinquishing his short stint as Second Minister of National Development in 2005, Lim Swee Say (林瑞生),... 

If the government policy is to look out for foreign talents and scholars, the time has come for review. Foreign talents/scholars come here because that was best opportunities available for them at that particular time;  usually when they are junior,  or have plateau in their career with little advancement prospects if they... 

It is ridiculous that Tharman, A major PAP minister in parliament would come up with such a ridiculous comparison. He cited a recent survey on talent migration in Taiwan that shows the stark consequences on the wages of its people from pursuing a closed-door policy against foreigners. At the same time, its best and brightest...